jäv
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish iæf (“doubt”), from Old Norse ef (“doubt”), from Proto-Germanic *jabą, *ibą, whence Proto-Germanic *jabai (“if”), whence Icelandic ef (“if”) and Old English ġif (“if”).
Noun edit
jäv n
- (law) disqualification, challenge (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit)
Declension edit
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | jäv | jävet | jäv | jäven |
Genitive | jävs | jävets | jävs | jävens |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- jäv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- jäv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- jäv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- jäv in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)